Understanding the Internet

What is the internet?

• A video game

• A global network of computers

• A type of software

• A single computer

What is a server?

• A video player

• A web browser

• A device that stores and provides data

• A type of cable

What is a client?

• A device used to view webpages

• A type of server

• A network cable

• A data packet

What role do cables play in the internet?

• They connect devices and allow information to travel

• They are used to type URLs

• They store data

• They display webpages

What is a router?

• A data packet

• A webpage

• A type of client

• A device that manages data transfer between networks

What happens when you click on a hyperlink?

• The internet disconnects

• The computer shuts down

• The webpage is deleted

• A message is sent to a server requesting a webpage

How is information transferred over the internet?

• It is sent through a phone call

• It is split into smaller parts called data packets

• It is transferred via email

• It is sent as a single large file

How is information reordered after being transferred?

• Data packets are numbered and reordered by the computer

• The server reorders the data

• The cables reorder the data

• The user manually reorders the data

What is a URL?

• A type of server

• A web browser

• A data packet

• The address of a webpage or file on the internet

What is likely to take longer?

• Typing in a webpage's URL

• Loading a video

• Sending the webpage

• Downloading a file